Posted by tea on December 28, 2009, at 4:06:19
In reply to Re: Low dose naltrexone - Day 5, posted by Jimmyboy on October 25, 2008, at 11:22:34
> I am continuing to have sleeping problems after taking LDN. I am still able to fall asleep ok, but I have noticed that about 1-2 am I start waking up quite a bit and tossing and turning, feeling as if its time to wake up.
me2, and then I can't sleep for hours but early morning crash deeply .. tired thru day
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> Before LDN, this never happened. Your body makes its endorphins around this time of night (1-3 am), and b/c the naltrexone blocks those receptors your body is basically fooled to make more endorphins than you normally would, thus doubling the amount of endorphins you make.
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> I don'tthink its coincidence this is also the time of night I start waking up and feel very alert.
>me either, I alreadyt woke up in middle of night, this is earlier and I'm way more awake and cant sleep for hours. Dose is low too.. probably only 1.5mg or less
> The main positive effectsI have noticed is that I do not have any brain fog anymore- at all. Negatives I have noticed are a feeling of bodily shakiness , but no mental anxiety, my mind has been quite calm. I have also noticed an immediate moderate increase in libido, which is always a nice effect.
>me 2 with both , brain fog only lessened but it was severe
> It feels just like it theoretically should-
> the feeling you get after you exercise way to hard and you get an endorphin rush.
>yes - noticed that after a while on very low dose..and I could actually exercise and was driven to do more and able to without getting exhausted, strange
> Overall I think this can be helpful, but I believe I am getting a bit too much endorphins with my current dose. I am going to half my dose and see how it goes.
>yep that's what I thought then aI backed off to a couple of dots of powder and still woke up in middle of night.. still "fiddling"
completely wiped today after taking 1.5mg and now its night so I'm eventually out of bed(I actually lay all day on the bed after getting up a few times- my dogs joined me for company!) Its night now 9PM so I'm up!
> If anyone else is taking this I would love to hear their experiences.
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> JB
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